David's Astronomy Pages Images - Session 559 (2013-12-28)

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M37 - Open Cluster     Sky Views - Oculus All Sky Camera, First Light (2013-12-29) Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)   - None     Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)   - None

- Evening session (1.5 hrs duration).  Becoming cloudy - Session operated under semi-automated control, with remote monitoring from indoors computer.   - Ambient Temperature:  -1.0°C minimum - CCD operation -25°C (at 75% average cooling).   - main objectives of the combined session was to continue preparations towards an effective  return to imaging, concentrating on the following - Polar Alignment Check & adjustment  - tracking rate and adjustment - Notes 2013-12-28

M37 - Open Cluster

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Sky Views  - Oculus All Sky Camera, First Light (2013-12-29)

First Light Image from Oculus All Sky Camera in Permanent Position - 2013-12-29

30s exposure, 1x1 binning, 75% scale  2013-12-29, 17:56 UT (#00000389), LST 00:22 Oculus All-Sky Camera, 180° lens

First Light Image - Panorama Geometry projected using IRIS software package, Sky Glow from Local City and villages

First Light Image - Detail (100% scale, cropped) Stars sharp at zenith but become increasingly distorted (radially stretched) at lower altitudes M31 (Andromeda Galaxy) is recognisable

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